[LCD Screen Dimmer]: When set to [ On], the LCD screen is dimmed. Doing so is ideal when using the camcorder in locations where the LCD’s illumination could become a nuisance to others. Hold DISP. pressed down for about 2 seconds to restore the LCD’s normal brightness.

•Dimming the LCD screen does not affect the brightness of your record- ings or the brightness of the playback image on a TV.

•When the screen dimmer is set to [ Off], the LCD screen will return to the brightness level that was in use before the screen was dimmed.

[TV Type]: When you connect the camcorder to a TV using the supplied STV-250N Stereo Video Cable, select the setting according to the type of TV in order to display the picture in full and in the correct aspect ratio.

[ Normal TV]: TV sets with 4:3 aspect ratio.

[ Wide TV]: TV sets with 16:9 aspect ratio.

•When the TV type is set to [ Normal TV], during the playback of video originally recorded with an aspect ratio of 16:9, the picture will not be displayed fullscreen.

[Speaker Volume]: Adjust ( ) the volume of the playback. You can also adjust the volume using the joystick guide ( 45).

[Demo Mode]: The demonstration mode displays the camcorder’s main features. It starts automatically when the camcorder is powered with the compact power adapter if you leave it turned on without a memory card for more than 5 minutes.

•To cancel the demo mode once it has started, press any button or turn off the camcorder.

System Setup 2

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Setting options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Notification Sounds]

[

High Volume],

 

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[

Low Volume], [

Off]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Power Saving Mode]

[

On], [

Off]

 

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[Quick Start]

[

Off], [

10 min],

 

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[

20 min], [

30 min]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Control for HDMI]1

[

On], [

Off]

 

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